| SEASON 1986-1987 |
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 | TODAY LEAGUE DIVISION FOUR |
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Table as at Sunday, December 21, 1986: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northampton Town | 20 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 56 | 25 | 31 | 51 |
| 2 | Southend United | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 18 | 15 | 37 |
| 3 | Swansea City | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 8 | 35 |
| 4 | Preston North End | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 33 |
| 5 | Colchester United | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 30 | 4 | 32 |
| 6 | Wrexham | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 21 | 14 | 31 |
| 7 | Exeter City | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 30 |
| 8 | Lincoln City | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 30 |
| 9 | Cardiff City | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 28 |
| 10 | Scunthorpe United | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 28 | 5 | 27 |
| 11 | Aldershot | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 30 | -2 | 27 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 25 | -5 | 26 |
| 13 | Cambridge United | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 33 | -1 | 25 |
| 14 | Peterborough United | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 24 |
| 15 | Tranmere Rovers | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 27 | -1 | 24 |
| 16 | Orient | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 27 | -5 | 24 |
| 17 | Crewe Alexandra | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 31 | -1 | 23 |
| 18 | Hereford United | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 28 | -5 | 22 |
| 19 | Burnley | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 32 | -10 | 22 |
| 20 | Halifax Town | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 23 | 32 | -9 | 21 |
| 21 | Hartlepool United | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 27 | -7 | 19 |
| 22 | Rochdale | 18 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 26 | -10 | 15 |
| 23 | Torquay United | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 35 | -14 | 14 |
| 24 | Stockport County | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 34 | -23 | 13 |
| Key: | Promotion | Play-offs | Relegation |